Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-04-09

words, and s0weth the seeds OF envy
and hate among his brethren, for he
putteth men in the path that leads to
sheol
Clinton Chapel s. s., the big
mother, has invited us with other
schools to participate with them,
rolling eggs &c. on Easter Monday.
We expect to 60 and hope all of us
children will have a good time.
We were shown, one day last week
the first gift to the building fund of
of Grace Church. 1t was ten dollar
gold piece, made in 1871. We cope
they will continue to come in, for the
Lord loveth cheerful giver."
Eli w. Henderson is the name of
the young man appointed by Hon
Robt. Smalls as cadet to West Point.
He was born in Port Royal S. G.
attended the normal school at
Winnsboro, went to Howard Univer-
sity in 1888 and is member of the
present junior class.
Rev. c. r. Harris of Livingstone
College filed the pulpit in Grace
church last Sunday. Prof. Harris is
no stranger in this city and our people
gave him hearty welcome. He was
pleased with the new church and the
prospects for a fine and strong
auxiliary to Zion connection.
The Oriole Literary Society met
at Miss Laura Lomax, last Tuesday
night and enjoyed very pleasant
session. Drs. W. d. Clinton and
j. T. Williams, Mr.. j. A. Ramsour
and Miss Nora Tyler were at the
meeting. The society adjourned to
meet on the 10Th at Miss Demetra
Grier's.
= 1t is gratifying to see the people
coming to their senses and recognizing
the fact that there is room and mater
ial here for another Methodist church.
and that they are forgetting their
bitter feeling, remembering that to
love God they must love the brethren
also. All want to live now in peace,
friendship and love together.
A letter from Monroe informs us of
the annual exercises of the Church Aid
Society. They have attached to the
Society sewing circle, which makes
articles for sale. These societies were
formed by Rev. j. A. Wright during
his stay there and have done the people
much good. Eff. Osobrook is president
and W. G. Page secretary.
Good friend, patience and prayer
will help you much. Don't speak
i'll of one but pray for those who
dislike you. Why, it matters not
how loud a Christian you have been,
if death catches you in that mood,
the devil will get you certain. He
that says he loves God, and yet
hateth his brother, is a liar, says
Christ.
On last Sunday morning the
chronicle spoke of a white child being
brought up in colored family.
IF he will exert himself little he will
find other white children in colorcd
families here in this city and through
out the South. Numbers of colored
women are raising white children by
request of the mothers.
Rev. Bloice will be here tomorrow
and will preach an Faster sermon in
the morning There will be no
preaching in the afternoon nor at
night. The exercises of the Sabbath
School will be at night, beginning at
7.30 o'clock. Clinton Chapel and
other Sabbath Schools have been
invited to be present. Preparations
have been going on during the week.
It now turns up that government
detectives from Washington have
worked up case of crookedness in
Rutherford county in which the Store
keepers and distillers we're in copart-
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